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In reply to the discussion: Avengers Director: Rumor I Quit Twitter over Feminist Harrassment ‘Horsesh*t’ [View all]ismnotwasm
(42,674 posts)48. I haven't seen it, but I will
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Avengers Director: Rumor I Quit Twitter over Feminist Harrassment ‘Horsesh*t’ [View all]
sufrommich
May 2015
OP
i do not think i get this story and what is happening. i never follow this shit.
seabeyond
May 2015
#12
all i am seeing is the men called the female character a slut. people didnt like that. now they
seabeyond
May 2015
#2
all we get is his whine about the mean feminist picking on him. i for one, am curious WHY
seabeyond
May 2015
#5
OK - but let me ask this again - Joss Whedon - the person who this article is about
el_bryanto
May 2015
#7
we do NOT know. in this enlightening story, all we hear is his whine about the mean feminist.
seabeyond
May 2015
#8
only learning the story as we go. if he has a long history of supporting feminist, one would think
seabeyond
May 2015
#22
oh. stop. i have clearly put out my position step by step. and it matters. i have been honest
seabeyond
May 2015
#38
There's a difference between treating someone with kid gloves and being accurate
el_bryanto
May 2015
#39
that is all you had to say, instead of hunt things to attack me on. and that still does not address
seabeyond
May 2015
#58
and. was he pitting feminist against feminist in that statement? that is everything he accuses
seabeyond
May 2015
#24
as they get to call someone a slut, others get to call them misogynist assholes. why their fee fees
seabeyond
May 2015
#75
I googled it. Apparently Renner got called out on Twitter for calling the Black Widow character
octoberlib
May 2015
#15
Yep. Apparently it should be okay to use those terms if the female in question
octoberlib
May 2015
#18
thank you. ya. we have some jabs at sjw as not even warranting lip service, in this thread.
seabeyond
May 2015
#47
its sounding like he is claiming feminism. we have a sect of feminist men think calling women sluts
seabeyond
May 2015
#10
i get that style of addressing the issue, if that was the intent. militant feminist is also a dog
seabeyond
May 2015
#42
I've tried to be civil - but it's kind of pointless on this board sometimes.
el_bryanto
May 2015
#76
There are some spoilers on the Black Widow story if you follow this controversy
el_bryanto
May 2015
#30
Probably the only male in Hollywood that pays the SJWs more than lip service.
LittleBlue
May 2015
#34